Undergraduate Catalog

ELEN 412 Electric Vehicles Technology

This course delves into the modelling and analysis of the powertrain and charging systems of electric vehicles. A general overview of electric vehicles and comparison with vehicles driven by internal combustion engines is given. The course presents the powertrain system of the vehicle. Different energy storage mechanisms are analyzed to understand their electrical dynamic behavior. Analysis of the power electronic drives under different drive cycles and charging of EVs including wireless charging, charging topologies and standards is presented.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

( ELEN322, or ECCE322)

Corequisite

( ELEN423, or ECCE423)

Distribution

3-0-3

Offered

Fall